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Kristi Turnquist writes about TV, pop culture and other feature topics for The Oregonian. She blogs regularly about television at TV & Movie News & Reviews on OregonLive.com: http://www.oregonlive.com/movies.

I can't wait to see how people react to Conan's show, since the promo seems to already be generating interest. As I say, my reaction to the promo was kind of a lukewarm shrug. No more, no less. If you like it, fine. It's only a promo, after all. And I didn't put the casual ripoff of Terry Gilliam phrase in quotes, because it's not a quote from the BWE post, which I linked to. I wanted to credit BWE for the Terry Gilliam observation -- the casual ripoff is more my own interpretation. But that probably wasn't as clear as it could've been, so thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the comment. I do know about that, but as I said in the piece, there are many, many options for trivia around town, and I didn't have space to cover every one -- otherwise that issue of A&E would have been the the size of the phone book. It's good to see people here mentioning their favorites. That just adds to the conversation, so thanks!

Thanks for the note. I will say, on the one hand, that my Random House dictionary defines a bustle as "a pad, a cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress."

I will also say that I was trying to make a little throwaway joke there.

As someone who faithfully watches "Dancing with the Stars," I hardly feel like an elitist snob. I shared my admittedly superficial impressions of "Law & Order." You're certainly entitled to your opinion -- that's why I asked readers to share their thoughts about the show.

Thanks for the comment. On Thursday afternoon, Morgan made it sound like he'd gotten the sticker on Wednesday. In any case, I agree with you that the emphasis seemed to be on the sillier acts. It'll be interesting to see how the performances they taped here will be edited when the show airs.

I didn't think "Revolutionary Road" was a terrible film -- more a disappointing one. I agree the scene with the older couple and their disturbed son was very strong -- the actor (whose name escapes me at the moment) who played the son was terrific. And while the Oscars aren't necessarily guarantors of quality, the actor was nominated for his role in the supporting category, as I recall. And while I thought Winslet was better in "The Reader," that film left me somewhat queasy. So I'm just hard to please, apparently. But hey, I do think "Revolutionary Road" is an excellent book!

Did you really like last season better? I thought being located in Los Angeles just didn't work at all. And the designers were pretty forgettable. I don't think this season has completely clicked yet, but it's getting better. I'm just so relieved they're back in New York, and that Michael Kors and Nina Garcia are full-time judges again.

You never heard of Jay Letterman? Love child of Dave Letterman and Jay Leno? Why, he's the hottest thing in comedy since...
Mea culpa. That was a typo, which I have now fixed. Thanks for your sharp eye!

My guess is, they probably already did whatever focus-grouping they were going to do before this ever appeared. Personally, I thought the ad was refreshing the first time I saw it. But watching ads in a movie theater isn't my favorite thing.